[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iL8seH2P"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "danielsparkes"] [Black "surkal"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iL8seH2P"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "06:15:10"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2045"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. O-O g6 8. d3 Bg7 9. Qe1 Qb6 10. Kh1 Ng4 11. h3 h5 12. hxg4 hxg4+ 13. Nh4 Bf6 14. g3 O-O-O 15. Kg2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 d5 17. e5 e6 18. Be3 d4 19. Bd2 c4 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Qe4 cxd3 22. cxd3 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxd3 24. Rxb7 Rxc3 25. Rfb1 Rxh4 26. gxh4 Qxa2+ 27. R1b2 Qa6 28. Rb8+ Kc7 29. R2b7+ Qxb7 30. Rxb7+ Kxb7 31. Qb4+ Kc7 32. Qxc3 Kb6 33. Qb4+ Ka6 34. Qc5 Kb7 35. Qe7+ Kb6 36. Qxf7 a5 37. Qxe6 a4 38. Qxg6 a3 39. Qb1+ Kc5 40. Qa2 Kb4 41. e6 c5 42. e7 c4 43. e8=Q c3 44. Qe4+ Kc5 45. Qxa3+ Kb5 46. Qb3+ Kc5 47. Qbd5+ Kb6 48. Qee6+ Kc7 49. Qdd7+ Kb8 50. Qee8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0